Term Tenure

Faculty is employed by the University on a contractual basis. American University of Health Sciences does not offer a traditional tenure track for faculty at this time. Currently contracts are given for an initial 1-3-year period, followed by a second1-3-year contract after evaluations. After the initial six years, the faculty may be granted a five-year contract, which is considered by the University as ‘Term Tenure’. Five-year contracts for Term Tenure can be renewed via collaboration and agreement with the faculty member during year 4 of the 5 year contract based on an aggregate of the annual reviews. Further information on this area can be found in Section IV.

Please note: The University will observe instruction and revaluate a faculty’s work at any point in time for any reason.

Adjunct Faculty
1. Adjunct/instructors must follow the same guidelines for regular faculty members.
2. Data from the assessments may be used to determine if the adjunct/part-time faculty will be re-hired for subsequent quarters.